“[Fuller] moved the ball really well, and she had a great change up,” Williamson said. “We didn’t make the right adjustments until we went into the second game.”
The contest was a pitcher’s duel for seven innings, as Brotemarkle and Fuller threw one shutout inning after another. McClain changed that, and the Crimson’s hopes of winning, with one swing of the bat.
“[Kara] pitched her heart out today,” Canham said. “We felt like the game didn’t have to come down to one pitch. We were disappointed that we let it get to that situation.”
Harvard next heads south over the break to compete in the Buzz Classic hosted by Georgia Tech. Two years ago, the Crimson surprised many by beating nationally-ranked competition and finishing second at the 25-team tournament.
—Staff writer Robert A. Cacace can be reached at cacace@fas.harvard.edu.